Pyongyang

2 Jan 2018

South Korea offer to enter talks with North Korea

South Korea has offered to enter talks with North Korea – after Kim Jong Un indicated he would be open to negotiations. And the reason the nuclear standoff suddenly looks less intractable? Pyongyang wants to take part in the Winter Olympics – which open next month in South Korea. But could it all be an…

30 Aug 2017

4 mins

Tensions over North Korea’s missiles continue

Talking is not the answer when it comes to North Korea, Donald Trump warned today, claiming the US had been paying what he called ‘extortion money’ to Pyongyang for years.

12 Aug 2017

3 mins

China tells Trump and Pyongyang to ‘exercise restraint’

China has urged the United States and North Korea to calm down and avoid ramping up tensions.

15 May 2015

FactCheck: is North Korea the world’s most repressive country?

By Patrick Worrall

Did Kim Jong-un really execute a minister with an anti-aircraft gun? How do we separate fact from fiction with a secretive state like North Korea?

South Korea offer to enter talks with North Korea

Tensions over North Korea’s missiles continue

China tells Trump and Pyongyang to ‘exercise restraint’

FactCheck: is North Korea the world’s most repressive country?

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